The (Meta)Physical Edition crowdfunding now on Backerkit
Absurdia, the TTRPG inspired by classic and contemporary absurdist works like Welcome to Night Vale, Alice in Wonderland, and Gravity Falls, is crowdfunding now on Backerkit!
Absurdia, the TTRPG inspired by classic and contemporary absurdist works like Welcome to Night Vale, Alice in Wonderland, and Gravity Falls, is crowdfunding now on Backerkit!
After several years existing only in the digital aether, the (Meta)Physical Edition brings Absurdia to a tabletop, radio station, quantum bus, council chamber, or featureless nether-void near you (yes you, the human reading this!)
In Absurdia, you play as peculiar residents of a surreal suburb where the otherworldly is ordinary and the mundane, terrifying. You’ll contend with occult bureaucracy, a megalomaniacal PTA, sentient cars, malevolent garden flora, a non-Euclidean network of back alleys, and the occasional extradimensional cosmic horror in a town unmoored from space and time.
Absurdia’s game mechanics use the rules-light, narrative-forward Powered by the Apocalypse system. From GM & player tools to media influences to surreal sample threats, the book has everything you need to spin up your own collective fever dream at the table. Twelve unique playbooks inspired by the game's absurd touchstones offer a wide range of distinctive abilities and playstyles, while the collaborative design encourages everyone to help shape the story and imagine the town's absurdism.
The crowdfunding campaign will serve primarily to fulfill print orders for the hardcover (Meta)Physical Edition book, which will feature updates and additional content including three brand new playbooks: The Animated, an everyday object bestowed with spontaneous sentience; The Newcomer, a fresh face to the town's absurdities; and The Suit, a sartorial embodiment of municipal justice.
Additional stretch goals include expanded interior artwork by Absurdia’s inimitable lead artist Kaylee Rowena and the surreally talented Ripley Ash, along with a kaleidoscope of ready to play scenarios by a talented group of guest writers.
Subvert normalcy, embrace chaos, and get really [CENSORED BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL] weird.
